Texan Democratic Party

The Texan Democratic Party was a political faction of the Republic of Texas.

History
The Texan Democratic Party was a liberal faction founded by Sam Houston, who served as the first President of Texas from 1836 to 1838. It had a 55% majority since the foundaton of the state in March 1836, and they were the leading party of Texas for its whole history.

The Democrats supported a free trade commercial policy, agreeing to trade with other countries without restrictions. They had a laissez-fare economic policy, letting business owners run their businesses without government involvement. They had a religious policy of pluralism, accepting all of the faiths of the country and telling their citizens to keep open minds, as opposed to the neighboring United States' policy of moralism, where minority groups were oppressed. Furthermore, the Democrats belived in giving residency to immigrants but not limited citizenship or full citizenship. Lastly, they had a jingoist stance in war policy, and they believed in devoting almost all of their income to the Texan Army, as the Republic of Texas was always threatened by Mexico, especially during its first year of existence.

The Democratic Party had the majority of the seats in the upper house, and under Sam Houston, they supported annexation by the United States, while the Texan Nationalist Party of Mirabeau B. Lamar opposed it. In 1845, the state was annexed by the USA as the 28th state, Texas.